City leaders weigh 24 unit apartments plan in rural FHA district
Chamber of Commerce directors heard City Manager Tony N Williams outline a Bright Company 24 unit two bedroom apartment project with 60 parking spaces proposed for construction, citing rural area FHA eligibility and a need survey. The briefing also noted potential local funding participation and nearby 30 unit plans in Big Sandy.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tony N. Williams
Chamber
Roy Johnson
Pacific Street
J. C. Penney
Jim
Yvonne
Williams
Bright Company
Grapevine
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Big Sandy
Gladewater
Gladewater Eagles set for Tyler Pipe clash at Bear Field
Sports and community notes include the Gladewater Eagles vs Tyler Pipe at 3 p.m. Sunday June 29 and Fourth of July games at Bear Field with Marshall Imperials and Tyler. Also reports of a golf ace at Longview Country Club, a newborn in Longview, and a recovered boat trailer license tag at the city boat dock.
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Gladewater Eagles
Tyler
Eagles
Marshall Imperials
Bear Field
Emily Anne Bush
Longview Hospital
Gail Bush
Gladewater
Leon Meade
Longview Country Club
Leon
Lake Gladewater
City Boat Dock
Governor Briscoe urges safe Fourth of July driving
Governor Dolph Briscoe called Texas motorists to practice caution over the Fourth of July weekend and to obey the 55 mph limit. He cited expected higher deaths and announced a broad media campaign plus stricter traffic enforcement to reduce holiday fatalities. He urged use of rest stops and voluntary careful driving, noting 46 deaths last year and a likely rise this year.
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Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Briscoe
Jaycees
Texas Highway Department
State officials urge public support to curb rising crime
At the East Texas Peace Officers Association meeting in Longview three top Texas officials urged stronger public backing for lawmen and prosecutors. Attorney General John L. Hill Jr Col Wilson Speir and Martin Dies Jr warned that apathy, lenient courts and juries contribute to a crime surge statewide and nationwide. They cited sharp increases in murder rape burglary theft auto theft and robbery and called for faster trials harsher punishment and effective parole and rehabilitation.
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Longview
Texas
East Texas Peace Officers Association
John L. Hill, Jr
Wilson E
Pat) Speir
Department of Public Safety
Martin Dies, Jr
Court
House
UnAmerican Affairs Committee
East Texas
ETPOA
John Hill
Col
T. T
Tommy) Carlisle
Gregg County
Tom Welch
The
East Texas Peace
Gladewater Kiwanis Seeks Support for Child Welfare Board
Frankie Alexander of the Texas Welfare Department spoke at Gladewater Kiwanis urging public help for child abuse awareness. She outlined three abuse types, noted 104 Texas deaths, and highlighted needs for more foster homes and a Gregg County Child Welfare Board. She urged reporting, explained protection for reporters, and described a 24 hour hotline and statewide computer tracking.
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Frankie Alexander
Texas State Department of Welfare
Longview
Gladewater Kiwanis Club
Lonnie van Zandt
Alexander
Texas
Gregg County
Child Welfare Board
Bible Verse Fragments Acknowledged in Prayer
A fragmentary line thanks God for his name and wondrous works. The passage invokes praise and proximity of the divine, reflecting devotional language from scripture.
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Joe Black
Joseph Samuel Black
First Presbyterian Church
Wm. McNatt
Memorial Park Cemetery
Malcolm Stone
Wendell
John
Butler
Pennsylvania
Black
Lillian Snyder
Slippery Rock
University of Pennsylvania
Titusville
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Drumright
Sinclair
Sinclair Camp
Vesta Drive
Herbert Taylor
Paul King
Wendell Chronister
Harold Wells
James Jaggers
Minnie Frances Malloy
Union Grove
Carlos Davis
First United Methodist Church
Gladewater Memorial Park
Malloy
Arkansas
Violet Loftis
Marie Pace
Tommy R
Mankins
Nate
Jimmy Mankins
Kilgore
National Conference of State Legislators
Seattle
Washington
Jim Nugent
Kerrville
Nugent
House Transportation Committee
Jimmy Edwards
Conroe
Edwards
Transportation Committee
Raymond Addington
Vernon
Mary
Walter L. Brock
Frank Hale
Alfred Johnson
Alba
Shannon and
Dale Malone
Dallas
Betty Jo Hosch
Joe Brackeen
Jason Lee
Joe W
Glenda Brackeen
Hawaii
Waialua
U.S. Army
George Washington
Oslo
Asa
Osa
Norway
Oslofjord
Jimmy Brown
Henry Atkinson
Sgt
Lester Robertson
Dallas, Co. B
FBI
Hill
Speir
Upshur County
Carlisle
Sheriff Welch
Muir
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